/gerrj/ , n. , pl. gurges /gerr"jees/ , v. , gurged, gurging .
n.
1. a whirlpool.
2. Also, gorge . Also called whirlpool . Heraldry. a charge covering the entire field of an escutcheon and having the form either of a spirallike scroll or of a number of concentric rings, the whole field having two tinctures.
v.i.
3. to swirl like a whirlpool.
[ 1515-25; gurges whirlpool ]